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Barney Frank: First, I would say the Comptroller of the Currency, which is in the Treasury for administrative purposes, is legally…

On the recordJuly 21, 2011
First, I would say the Comptroller of the Currency, which is in the Treasury for administrative purposes, is legally independent, and the Secretary of the Treasury has no right to interfere. The Comptroller of the Currency is not subject to appropriation; so the Comptroller of the Currency is even more independent.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts
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Jul 21, 2011

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